Ok so... Our Irish Leader "Brian Cowen" has ancestors who suffered under the English. Does this mean I should ignore the fact that he was previously part of a corrupt government and is now currently leader of a corrupt government whose mismanagement of our Health, Education and Economy has practically crippled us and our descendants for years to come?

Sure don't worry about it Brian sure didn't your ancestors suffer under the English. Ours too! We the Irish people forgive you!

How ridiculous does the above sound?

Maybe the hate your seeing towards Obama is stemming from a growing frustration among the American people? A frustration stemming from broken promises, constant lies and deceit.


Where are the Jobs?
Where are the no more taxes?
Where the hell is the transparent government?
Where the hell are the no more vetos?
Why are there federal reserve cronies on your staff?
Why do you want to give more power to the federal reserve?
Why aren't you stepping in and pushing through the Audit the Fed Bill?? when you had no problem stepping in to give the go ahead for the bailouts!
A Nobel Peace Prize!!??After 11 days in office

I'll tell what, where, why, when......

Obama is nothing more than a tool for the Elites! He has no power or control over ANYTHING he promised to the people. He is nothing more than a celebrity, an actor, that the people where fooled into voting for. They voted with their emotions, their love of a mere TV star (full of false hope and false promises, selling it to the audience) and unfortunately not their logic.

Change will never happen unless people like you start waking up to what is really going on. Obama unfortunately is only a Puppet!

Nothing quite like a nice flame on a chilly day.

Shall I break out the marshmallows. Pass the cocoa please.

Originally posted by total newbie
Don't people understand after the Civil War how 100 years of "Jim Crow" policies affected his family?

Finally we can have a black man that fully embodies the struggle and triumph of black people in America.

In my opinion you are a small minded fool with your reasoning and logic every nation that has been oppressed by another would be owed something by the agressor no mater how long ago

Please please please mods delete this crap how the hell can a thread like this contribute to any logical discussion.

Originally posted by Alxandro
So, ....what?
Are we supposed to feel sorry for him? ... do you think our enemies will?

He was raised by his white Grand Parents.
His father abandoned him.
He knows nothing about the ghetto.
He was raised in Hawaii, and then Indonesia.
He is not exactly brave.

So I ask, what exactly about Obama makes him black?

Bold added for hysterical lack of social awareness.

He was raised in a house with a yard so he isn't...black? And wait, what does being brave have to do with being black? Let me add one:

He never won the NYC Marathon, therefore he isn't black or African!

You know, I'm looking forward to the day where a Native American becomes president. I hope that this is celebrated a lot more than some dude that doesn't even know where he was born.

Hahahahahaha.
And I say again: Hahahahaha

Why is it everyone thinks that just because he's black is the only reason we don't (whomever agrees) like President Obama?

I think the reason is that people like you are so happy to have a black president, that you refuse to look at the man and see ALL of his veiws whether good or bad and make a good educated analysis of him on your own.

Do the facts.
Look it up.
Research.
Decide.

Race? Yeah sure some people don't like him because of his heritage. Most of those who don't like him because he is black are in the sixty or up age range and grew up with hating the African-Americans from day uno.
- Other people don't like him because of his culture not because he's black but because he's part MUSLIM. If the Taliban slaughtered your family, would you have harsh feelings against the religion and race that motivated them enough to kill your own family? I would think so. So before you start yelling out the race card, you need to consider every type of person, and all types of opinions.

Being ignorant can and will get you nowhere in life.

What a stupid thread. I'm Jewish, what about me? My people were persecuted and enslaved more than any other race in history. Nobody alive today was a slave or enslaved anyone. Why do people still make an issue of this?

Imagine for one second that Obama had a WHITE WIFE. Do you think he'd still be accepted as a "black man" by black people considering he's only half black with a white spouse? Think about it...how shallow of a country are we?

Nobody hates Obama because he's black because he isn't, he's half. People hate Obama because of his stupid policies, inexperience, ignorance on economic and business issues, and shockingly extremist cabinet picks.

Seriously, WHY is this thread even still open. All it is is a stupid knee-jerk reaction thread meant to get people all riled up. It contributes nothing, all it is doing is wasting space.

I'm actually surprised so many people actually took the time to respond in a thorough manner. I'm surprised I even contributed this much (which isn't anything)

Originally posted by spines
And wait, what does being brave have to do with being black?

So are you saying blacks are cowards?

Careful now.

Originally posted by total newbie
Don't people understand after the Civil War how 100 years of "Jim Crow" policies affected his family?

Finally we can have a black man that fully embodies the struggle and triumph of black people in America.

You do realize Obama dad is from Kenya right?
In other word's your lost ..
Jim crow policies didnt effect him or his family.

LMFAO his FAMILY in AFRICA lol
His was born with money from his grandpa...that lived in Hawaii..
Hawaii wasn't into race crap.
You do know Hawaiian's are not white..?


Obama didnt suffer or his family's suffer cause of any bs jim crow law's.
he was 4 year's old in 1965 when jimcrow law's ceased to exist.
Do you think obama was out picking cotton in hawaii?
made to sit int he back of the bus?
no he was a rich black boy.....

I am third generation Irish American....can I get a sympathy vote and win an election for president?

Originally posted by _Phoenix_
Obama is half black and half white remember, he has ancestors from both sides. And seriously who gives a crap who his ancestors were, or wether hes black or white, it's the person he is that matters, his intentions.

[edit on 2-11-2009 by _Phoenix_]

And as I've stated before so that no one can play the race card, any criticisms I have about obama and his policies are solely directed towards his white half.

Originally posted by spines

He never won the NYC Marathon, therefore he isn't black or African!

No, but obama did win the Nobel Peace prize for doing absolutely nothing. Or was THAT because ...

Obama is quite possible the most narcissistic, egotistical con artist, pathological liar, that ever walked the face of the earth, the father of lies comes to mind.

And I knew it the first time I laid eyes on him.

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